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and the fact is that chuck hagel made statements and took votes in the united states senate, particularly vis-a-vis iran. his comments about israel were aprecious. but he will be confirmed. let me just point out that they we delayed bolt tonight point he never got a vote the word was no nomination without information. they tried to filibuster justice aleet toe. the worst thing i have seen in my life was the crucifixion of john tower, where they delayed for three months and they destroyed a good and decent man what they were saying reported out by tuesday, they wanted a vote on thursday. we had -- i thought we had an agreement, just to wait a week so the remaining questions would be answered. but i understand the white house wanted a vote. they got a vote. and we will have a vote when we get back and i'm confident that senator hagel will probably have the votes necessary to be confirmed as the secretary of defense. we have an obligation of advice and consent. i don't intent to give those up when other senators continue to have reasonable questions, and i mean reasonable. >> but you're not
and the fact is that chuck hagel made statements and took votes in the united states senate, particularly vis-a-vis iran. his comments about israel were aprecious. but he will be confirmed. let me just point out that they we delayed bolt tonight point he never got a vote the word was no nomination without information. they tried to filibuster justice aleet toe. the worst thing i have seen in my life was the crucifixion of john tower, where they delayed for three months and they destroyed a good...
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and just let me say the syrian people are angry and bitter at the united states. i was in a refugee camp in jordan, and there are thousands of people and kids, and this woman who was a schoolteacher said, senator mccain, do you see these children here? they're going to take revenge on those people who refused to help them. they're angry and bitter. and that legacy could last for a long time, too, unless we assist them. >> let me turn you quickly to a couple of domestic items. this funding that came up at the end of the week over the faa and flight delays and new legislation to basically provide the administration with more flexibility to get the planes running on time again, what would you be prepared to do to replace the sequester of the most harmful effects of the sequester? is that a model for what washington ought to be doing about it? >> well, i say with all due respect to my friends, it's a little bit hypocritical on the same day when all of the focus was on the delays that we have in getting through airports, the chief of staff of the united states army was
and just let me say the syrian people are angry and bitter at the united states. i was in a refugee camp in jordan, and there are thousands of people and kids, and this woman who was a schoolteacher said, senator mccain, do you see these children here? they're going to take revenge on those people who refused to help them. they're angry and bitter. and that legacy could last for a long time, too, unless we assist them. >> let me turn you quickly to a couple of domestic items. this funding...
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is it reasonable for it to come up in the united states senate? you've described yourself as pro-life in the past. is it not reasonable to put some restrictions on late-term abortion as we're seeing in the states? >> david, we had a transportation, infrastructure, construction development bill. so important. it was agreed upon. chairman boxer, ranking member hough. you know what happened? it was filibustered because they wanted to prevent women from having contraceptives. it took us a month to get that off the floor before we could vote and defeat that. they can offer an amendment, the senate. >> on the substance, is that reasonable or unreasonable? >> i think we should deal with the problems that affect this country. we need to do something to help the american working class and stop worrying about fringe issues. >> is it unreasonable to put restrictions on abortion after 20 weeks? >> i'm happy to take a look at this. i repeat, let's do things that the vast majority of the american people think we should deal with. >> leader harry reid, thank you
is it reasonable for it to come up in the united states senate? you've described yourself as pro-life in the past. is it not reasonable to put some restrictions on late-term abortion as we're seeing in the states? >> david, we had a transportation, infrastructure, construction development bill. so important. it was agreed upon. chairman boxer, ranking member hough. you know what happened? it was filibustered because they wanted to prevent women from having contraceptives. it took us a...
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pass a budget, you know, the president has sent budgets to the united states senate that the democrats have controlled. and he's gotten zero votes every year. what's their vision? >> to the extent that the president is saying on gun control, we talked about this a minute ago, look, challenge republicans. let's change views about gun laws in this country. he's not challenging democrats. he's not saving democrats from themselves when it comes to medicare and saying, look, i know this is a tough vote, about you we've got to do something if i'm going to really put the budget on a different heading. >> there's no question he will have to do that. the question is, he's doing it in stages. i think that's going to be one of his great leadership challenges, to make sure that democrats are willing -- those who don't want to do anything about entitlement reforms, others do want to do something. he has that split within his own party, which is not as divisive as what we're talking about with the republicans, but if he's going to bring people along on debt concerns, and we have to invest in the fut
pass a budget, you know, the president has sent budgets to the united states senate that the democrats have controlled. and he's gotten zero votes every year. what's their vision? >> to the extent that the president is saying on gun control, we talked about this a minute ago, look, challenge republicans. let's change views about gun laws in this country. he's not challenging democrats. he's not saving democrats from themselves when it comes to medicare and saying, look, i know this is a...
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states with drones and the failure of this administration to answer senator paul's questions in a timely fashion. and so i would like to see that debate and i think congress needs to reinsert itself into its constitutional role. >> as a veteran, congresswoman, do you think the president should have all the authority that president bush first received after 9/11? >> this is an area where cory and i agree. we have a great responsibility in congress, and from my background and my experience, obviously come in with a firsthand perspective on the value of these counterterrorism tactics and strategies during a time of war overseas in enemy territory, and that being the appropriate place for them, not here on american soil. and it is our responsibility to hold hearings because it's an important discussion that the american people are very concerned about, as are we, and we have to set the parameters for what the measures will be. >> i actually thought that was one of the highlights of what i've seen coming out of the senate in quite some time, where you had somebody going on the floor, and it w
states with drones and the failure of this administration to answer senator paul's questions in a timely fashion. and so i would like to see that debate and i think congress needs to reinsert itself into its constitutional role. >> as a veteran, congresswoman, do you think the president should have all the authority that president bush first received after 9/11? >> this is an area where cory and i agree. we have a great responsibility in congress, and from my background and my...
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cuba and the united states? >> well, that's up to cuba. if cuba wants normal relations, there are certain things they need to do like become a normal country that respects the rights of their citizens. i thought it was hypocritical of beyonce and jay-z to go down to cuba. there is narcotic a roper right now in cuba who's right now on a hunger strike and has been persecuted because of his lyrics. he's an entertainer, he's not in the middle of any public discourse here. it's important to point out when people take stances like that that are absurd, beyond that the fundamental problem is not jay-d and beyonce. the fundamental problem is that these trips to cuba are being abu abused. they are not people to people trips, they are tourist trips that provide a currency for a tyrannical regime at that get hard currency. that's why the trips need to be carefully scrutinized. >> final question on politics, can a nominee of the republican party in 2016 be a champion for an immigration reform policy that provides a pathway
cuba and the united states? >> well, that's up to cuba. if cuba wants normal relations, there are certain things they need to do like become a normal country that respects the rights of their citizens. i thought it was hypocritical of beyonce and jay-z to go down to cuba. there is narcotic a roper right now in cuba who's right now on a hunger strike and has been persecuted because of his lyrics. he's an entertainer, he's not in the middle of any public discourse here. it's important to...
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. >> so, the question for me, senator reed, is what is it that the united states really wants to stand up for right now? i go back to the mubarak, at the end of the mubarak era in 2011. at the time, secretary of state hillary clinton on this program talking about what it is that the administration wand then. watch her. >> i want the egyptian people to have the chance to chart a new future. it needs to be an orderly, peaceful transition to real democracy, not faux democracy like the elections we saw in iran two years ago, where you have one election 30 years ago and then the people just keep staying in power and become less and less responsive to their people. >> do we want real democracy, as secretary clinton said, senator reed, or above all, do we want to preserve our national security interests, which even the military doing what we don't want right now is still preserving? peace in the sinai desert, access to the suez canal, keeping peace in the region, helping us with counterterror? >> i think in the long term, both those objectives are not only necessary, but closely related. we h
. >> so, the question for me, senator reed, is what is it that the united states really wants to stand up for right now? i go back to the mubarak, at the end of the mubarak era in 2011. at the time, secretary of state hillary clinton on this program talking about what it is that the administration wand then. watch her. >> i want the egyptian people to have the chance to chart a new future. it needs to be an orderly, peaceful transition to real democracy, not faux democracy like the...